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Gunnery sergeant information


Gunnery sergeant
Gunnery sergeant insignia
CountryGunnery sergeant United States
Service branchGunnery sergeant United States Marine Corps
AbbreviationGySgt
Rank groupNon-commissioned officer
NATO rank codeOR-7
Pay gradeE-7
FormationMarch 3, 1899; 125 years ago (March 3, 1899)
Next higher rankMaster sergeant
Next lower rankStaff sergeant
Equivalent ranks
  • Sergeant first class (USA)
  • Chief petty officer (USN & USCG)
  • Master sergeant (USAF & USSF)

Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO). It has a pay grade of E-7.

The gunnery sergeant insignia consists of two M1 Garands centered vertically between three chevrons and two rockers.

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